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Minister to host top execs at climate blockbuster

Monday, 28 August 2006, 12:41 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Climate Change Minister Hon David Parker will host senior business decision makers at a special screening of former American Vice President Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth. The screening is being co-hosted by the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable ... More >>

Govt agencies need to buy sustainable products

Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 10:26 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Businesses and countries are running risks of being caught off-side by climate change, pollution and health, a globalization backlash, the energy crunch and an erosion of trust. More >>

Solid public support for timely building consents

Sunday, 20 August 2006, 12:12 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

MPs will enjoy solid support from the public and especially business decision makers if they back a private members' bill which aims to make councils issue building consents on time, or refund fees. More >>

Self interest will drive NZ response to climate

Friday, 11 August 2006, 10:05 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Self interest and profit will drive adaptation to and collaboration on managing the major climate change issues facing the country. More >>

No Need For NZ To Follow UK Tax

Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 11:56 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealand has no need to follow a proposed British government plan to impose an annual NZ$5,400 tax on cars with the biggest engines in a bid to lower carbon dioxide emissions. More >>

Businesses should play public good role

Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 3:41 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealand decision makers overwhelmingly expect businesses not only to generate the highest possible returns for their investors - but also contribute to the broader public good. More >>

NZ business warned "carbon dog" investments

Monday, 31 July 2006, 1:03 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealand companies need to be aware of a growing international trend to identify companies' carbon emission status and direct investment away from what are called 'carbon dogs". More >>

Trend to identify "carbon dog" investments

Monday, 31 July 2006, 11:06 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealand companies need to be aware of a growing international trend to identify companies' carbon emission status – and direct investment away from what are called 'carbon dogs". More >>

Disgraceful consent performance needs reform

Friday, 28 July 2006, 4:21 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

A private member's bill which will make all local authorities forgo their charges if they do not process building consents on time deserves cross party backing in a bid to stamp out woefully poor performance by some councils. More >>

Councils' building consent performance

Friday, 28 July 2006, 11:44 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Councils' disgraceful building consent performance

Friday, 28 July 2006, 12:00 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Business leaders launch public opinion panel

Thursday, 27 July 2006, 5:23 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealand business leaders today launched a new research panel to give people nationwide a chance to help shape public policy. Called "ShapeNZ", the online survey panel is aiming for a nationally representative population sample. More >>

Cash incentives best to curb dangerous emissions

Thursday, 27 July 2006, 9:52 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development says its policy to pay cash incentives to climate friendly cars buyers is firmly backed up by a new report to Europe's transport ministers. More >>

Small car sales hopelessly slow lane to clean air

Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 2:57 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

The higher sales volumes of small passenger vehicles, driven by the fuel price hike alone, is hopelessly small if the country wants to lower fuel use and clean up the air, business leaders say. More >>

Softening of Green waste bill welcome

Friday, 14 July 2006, 4:45 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Business leaders today welcomed the Green Party's announcement that it will support dropping some of the costly and unworkable provisions of its Waste Minimisation Bill. More >>

Comalco joins sustainable business leaders

Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 12:37 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

The majority owner of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd (NZAS), which operates the country's only aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point, near Bluff, Comalco New Zealand says its Business Council membership is a logical progression of its efforts to demonstrate ... More >>

Dutch drop taxes on climate friendly cars

Friday, 7 July 2006, 3:45 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

The Netherlands is the latest government to drop taxes on climate friendly cars, in a move business leaders here say New Zealand should follow. Dutch car registration tax – payable on purchasing a new car – will be strongly differentiated according ... More >>

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